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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-01-08
Clothes for Beatrice's Baby.

clothes 1Or be0Cr1co'S BABY.
London Figaro.
For the exclusive benefit of my lady
readers I publish the following details
Of the layet supplied for the infant prince
The bassinet is wicker, with the usual
arched top, much the same as the one
used for the queen herself and her chill
dren. It is covered with white satin,
and over this is the finest book muslin,
edged with a frilling of the same, Dor
dered with Scotch embroidery worked on
the muslin itself, with dots e1quisitely
embroidered in the center Of each. The
under blankets are of the finest thick
downy flannel, stitched round and worked
with q monogram that appears on every
thing "R. N" (royal nursery }, and the
crown. The pillows and sheets are Dor
dered with huted muslin, edged with
lace, and crisp bows Of thick white satin
ribbon are introduced on the bassinet
here and there. The basket is of the
new three-tier kind most convenient for
use, trimmed exactly to match, with
satin and muslin and embroidered frill-
ing. The tiny ivory brushes bear the
"R. n" monogram and crown in black
lettering on the back; the sponge bags
are of white India rubber cloth drawn
on white satin ribbon, the cushions
trimmed with fine embroidery and lace.
The bibs, tied up in dozens with white
satin ribbon, are of muslin completely
covered with embroidery and edged with
Valenciennes lace, and have the same
monogram and crown finely wrought.
There is not space where pins point
could be inserted that is not covered
with embroidery. The face wells are all
of Honiton lace of larger size. The
dresses made low with long skirts, are OF
the finest muslin, with row upon row,
reaching almost to the waist, of lace and
work insertion, edged with Valenciennes,
with robings down the front, just the
same in form rs the christening robe in
which her majesty, as well as many OF
her own children, was christened.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-01-08
{" 'E's A-Thinking."

The Critic.
"When I was in London in the fifties,'
writes a Brooklyn friend, 81 used to
have great fancy for running around
the by lapes and corners, and OF hunting
up places Of historical or literary interest
that the guide books barely mention and
that few travellers go to see. Among
my haunts was an old, low-ceiled tavern,
with sanded floor, two feet below the
level of the sidewalk I used to go
there and drink calf and 'alf,' and try
to bring up images of the wits of the
last century, who used to sit in the
same room and drink 'alf and 'alf too.
One day an image materialized; for
while I was sitting beside table, with
my pewter pot half emptied, I observed
that large man in cloak had entered.
His face was round, pale, and heavy, but
the eyes we're bright, and his bushy eye
brows slid up and down with quick
changes of expression. He sat down at
the table next to mine, and directly q
waiter came in with big plate Of bread
and cheese and glass Of ale, and set it
before him. He ate and drank heartily,
and after finishing his lunch, sat upright
and rested his hands on a heavy cane.
I could see only bis back; but from oc-
casional movements Of his head, such as
q man makes when he is arguing in
earnest, surmised that he was doing
some pretty hard thinking. Suddenly
he reached for his empty glass and
hurled it on the floor with all his
strength, smashing it into shivers. he
sat for minute longer, then got up
slowly, tipped the waiter, psid his
reckoning at the bar, and passed out.
He had rot uttered q word. The waiter
got q broom, swept up the pieces of
glass, and cleared the table. asked
him If the gentleman's intellect was q
little in need Of repair.
"'Oh, no, sir said he. ''Thst's nothink
unusual with i'm, sir. Wy. he's broke
maybe a 'urdred glahsses since he's been
a-comin' to this 'ouss 'E's g. thinkin', and
it seems like as he got mad at somethink
e was thinkin' about
"'Who rs hep
"Lord Macaulsy, SIR"
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f0o& Is Whi6h h - II III ~ q
ment, and then he q onpo pGoG ia @
scrub the mud from Il but with Z gen-
tlenees accommodated 70 the sise q tho
boot. In fact, he almost caressed it With
his brush. Presently passers began to
stop, attracted by the unaccnstomed
sight; but the young woman was in no
wise disturbed, and watched the opera
ton with profound interest. The boot
having been polished, in due season she
presented the other. Blsckey, however,
fingered little longer over the second
foot, and as he breathed upon it in order
to prepare it for final polish it seemed
almost as. though it was with q tender
sigh. When the. job was done his
strange customer opened her portmon-
maize, as she inquired How muchr The
bootblack waved his brush and nodded
his head in the negative. q asked how
muchr insisted the young woman
whereupon Blackey, with the air of
crude and shame faced Chesterfield, re
Piled, sNuthin',' But I want to pay
you for what you have DONE urged the
other, blushing deeply. 1t was 30 little,
mump pleaded Blackey with passing
glance at the small feet. It was prob
ably the first compliment he had ever
paid in his life, and it was not without q
certain rude grace in the bestowing. I
think it merited recognition in kind.
Perhaps the young woman may have
been embarrassed at the strange position
in which she found herself before gal
lantry from such source, and was un-
equal to the occasion. Be that as it
may, she flung him quarter and hast
ened away without q word. The crowd
laughed at Blackey, but he picked up
the quarter, pocketed it, and growled,
NO manners think he was right"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-01-08
Evils that Run in the Family.


''The Requests We Make Our Chill
dren" is the subject of lecture deliver
ed by DR.. Mary A. Allen of Utica, N. Y.
She quoted the statement of Oliver
Wendell Holmes that people were but an
omnibus in which progenitors rode. She
hardly thought the simile perfect, but
would suggest as very homely figure
that humanity was Like hit and miss
carpet woven out of a hereditary wool Of
life. One can look over his neighbor's
family and discover traces of their an
cestors, one man sporting the family nose
and another exercising the family tenn
per. Our virtues aud vices are invariably
reproduced in coming generations. It
is peculiar fact that the man transmits
to his children or children's children not
only peculiar physical conditions, but
absolute reproductions. As the physical
nature is hereditary, so are mental, NOR
al and spiritual qualities, even to the
imperious temper which permeates some
families for generations like the scarlet
thread in the wool. Libertinage, glut.
tony and thieving are also transmitted.
And there is, too, the bright side Of the
picture. When man is getting married
he often says: 81 can't marry the whole
family" but he is mistaken; he does. He
might abAor bis mother-in-law and find
her reproduced in his eldest daughter.
He may despise his wife's father, and
find those despieable traits bequeathed
to his much loved son. A man once said:
ssMy father beat his father, and my son
will beat me when he Crews old enough.
It runs in the family" Mrs. Allen warn
ed young ladies about taking the proper
care as to whom they mate with for life.
A man is drunkard. He tells the wo-
man he loves she only can reform him.
And she, believing she has divine mis-
sion, undertakes the task and fails miser-
ably. The evil effects Of smoking, too,
it was claimed, wero handed down along
the line Of ones progenitors with marked
degrees; of harm. DR.. Allen concluded
by advising all mothers to educate their
children to abstain from drink.
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A Tragedy Recalled.

Chicago Times.
John See is dead, and in his death is
revived the bloodiest episode within the
city's history. In 1864, when the veter-
ans of the old 18th were home on fur
Tough, the tragedy occurred. A number
Of soldiers were in the Boomerang" sa-
loon, drinking, carousing, and having a
good time generally, when George See,
q son of John See, dropped in. Thesol-
diers at once set upon young See, who
was stout, rugged fellow, and began to
badger him for not being in the war; but
no harm was intended or would have
been done, as the principal spirit in the
soldiers ratings was Johnny Little, Sees
cousin. At that time this was one of the
worst copperhead holes in the whole
country, and the citizens were in daily
apprehension that collision would oc-
cur between the soldiers and the copper
head leaders, who were bold and agrees
i've at all times. In the midst of the
scene in the boomerang" John See ap-
peared in the rear door of the saloon
and, whipping out navy revolver, he
banged away at the crowd, killing John
ny Little and Tip M;chaels instantly.
He then fled, and such excitement as
followe was never experienced here be-
fore. The saloon was torn into kind
ing-wood by the enraged mob, and
George See, who had been overhsuled
east of the city by couple of mounted
soldiers, was brought back and kicked
and stamped and dubbed. However, he
was not killed, but revived and has
since served as sheriff here. John See
escaped but year afterward he gave
himself up. he was tried and acquitted
on the ground of aef-defense. John
See was 70 years of age, and prosper
GUS farmer.
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Fur Sewing.


New York Mail and Express.
OF all the skilled labor that women do,
probably the worst and most unhealthy
is that of the fur sewers, and few live to
work at il more than five or six years.
They go into consumptive decline, lose
their sight or become victims to arsenical
poison. The busy season with fur sew
ers is during the summer and early fall,
as the garments that are to be sold the
following winter are made then, and as
that also is the season when moths are
flying, it is necessary to keep the work
room closed as far as possible to prevent
any Of those dreaded insects from enter
ing. In consequence the air is filed
with minute particles of fur, which keep
up q constant irritation of the lungs and
a desire to cough, which frequently de-
velops into pulmonary consumption to
those predisposed that way. The flying
hairs also get into the eyes, and there
are few of the girls who work at that
trade long who do not have red and sore
eyes, though some of them attribute
that trouble to the presence Of the ar
senic which has been used to cure the
skins. The fur dealers will tell you that
there are no poisons used in the prepar-
alton of the pelts; but one glance at the
girls will disprove that, for nine out of
every ten will show unmistakable evi-
dence of poisoning in their pale faces
and puffed-out eyelids. Every pelt has
to be cured with more or less arsenic,
and no amount Of subsequent shaking or
dyeing will remove it all. The girls re-
ceive it into their system with every
prick Of the needle and every particle of
dust they inhale. The very air is scent
ed with it's pungent, coppery odor.
Fur sewing is in itself no harder than
any other kind of sewing. The workers
are generally seated in low chairs and
have the work in their laps and thus
bend directly over it. The stitch is an
overland over one and is sewn with linen
thread, and then the seams are Aattened
out by means of a bone instrument, the
wrong side being first dampened. The
work is tedious, as it is composed of
hundreds of small bits of fur matched
and sewn together, to piece out lengths
or alter shapes. The sewing up of gar
ment is the easiest part Of it.
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1el4 = 1sw Wsrls.
G =. Ansn r. II Z. Gnphic.
Eight yeam ago, seated near tho boId-
headed men IN . Bradford pa ope<s-
house, saw upon the stare : eirI q
remarkable beauty and wonderful Rraea
who timidly kept a. Tar q possible froun
the footlights Insher lovely and down.
cast eyes read mute protest against
the position in which she found herpels.
A few minutes later, between the Art
and second appearance Of the CORPS d
ballet the same girl sang alone littla
song, tender and full OF soul, that vaked
the motley audience into an earnest aud
hearty applause. As watched her faos
there was something ike pam in its ex-
preston, but the Inevitable encore ~
bravely delivered, and amid the de-
lighted raptures OF the gallery geds The
young singer, pale with q sudden reyul-
sion Of feeling, tainted and fell to the
floor.
A young man close beside me, hard
working, handsome and well TODD rru-
Queer, had been evidently entirely ar
ried fguratively away by the modest
young beauty, and never took his eye
from her face. In an instant, springing
over the footights, he lifted the uncon-
scious girl before her companions ap-
peared, and carried her behind the wines.
A few minutes later hs returned 10 his
seat with an immense bouquet in either
hand. The applause was something ter
rife, and like true hero he bowed hi
silent head. The manager, in q sort q
hand organ style, returned thanks to the
audience, excused the young artist from
further appearance, and stated that il
was her first appearance before the pub
ic--a grand and ally ADVERTISEMENT for
the second evenings performance. What
thought, being 30 deeply Impressed
with the evident innocence Of the de-
butante, every one may think, but feel
ing OF sorrow olouded the rest Of thu
evenings diversion, and sat much Of
the time studying disgustedly the rap
lures of the elderly men and wondered
what they saw to laugh at.
The next Gay, walking into town, I
met q couple, one Of whom, in Q delicats
summer dress, seemed vision of perfect
and graceful beauty, talking in pretty,
vivacious way with her impulsive hero Of
the audience. I lift my hat as we passed,
and my courtesy was rewarded ~ some
thing that would tempt q stage smile to
go and hide and die.
well, what Of it~ you will say. I
will tell you.
If you look in the Consolidated Ex-
change almost any day you can see the
young producer and may be know him,
and if you watch him past 8 o'clock you
will see him, after ride on the Elevated
enter cosy home, at whose window
bright face always looks for him, the face
OF the Little actress, the novice of one ap-
pearance, one of the truest and sweetest
women in the great round world. And
with another face, little ones, crowned
and radiant with silken curls, the an
swered question repeats itself: "What
shall We do with our girls?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-01-08

Tno Myetor1oo ~ Rlumpnoo9.
"Clara Bellies" Fashion Letter.
For the benefit OF the entire mascu-
line sex who have puzzled over the pro-
blem of the hustle and wondered why
women will wear the thing, ever since
bustles were first thought Of, I want to
say right here that the philosophy of the
hustle, the reason why women viii stick
to the hump with more loyalty than
they show their church, their country or
their lovers, is that it makes their wais
look smaller. The bigger and more eud-
den the swell the smaller the waist will
look, and that's the whole business.
But, to return to Melinda.
While I was wondering what the girl
could have been doing to herself to
bloom out in this unexpected way, she
clapped her hand to her side and
wheeled suddenly around. As I met
her eyes saw in her face an expression
of such agony that I thought she had
been Struck with heart disease or pneu-
monia of repentance or something else
equally dangerous. called carriage
and took her at once to a haven of
refuge, and there found that one of
her false hips had come unfastened, and
had almost made her an apparent victim
of detormity. Well, that girl revealed
to me, as she repaired the damage, a
depth of depravity and padding which
astonished even my sophisticated eyes.
The wadding in her sleeves and over
her shoulders and across her shoulder
blades and down her spinal column was
an inch thick. Her fower-like bust was
a work Of art from her neck down. I
remembered, as looked at her, that
Minerva had always held severely moral
opinions on the subject of decollete
dresses, and that she had lately become
more austerely virtuous on that question
than ever before. The curving slope of
her form from her ARM pits to her waist
was the result of pads. And the swell
ing line of her hips was occasioned by
more pads.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The fortune of the late Baron Meyer
Rothsehild is estimated at $4,000, 900.
Not 80 rich as our Vanderbilt.
An artificial ice factory has been msds
in Chicago for Tampa, Fla. It has been
tested and makes seven tons of ice
day.
Washington is growing rapidly. Two
or three hundred houses have been built
in the fashionable part of the city since
last spring.
The number of subscribers to the tele-
phone in the United States, is 47,726.
New York has the largest number, 8, 600;
Chicago follows with $3.50.
The London Spectator says the use Of
coffee is rapidly decliniI g in England.
Some $4,000 pounds less were con-
sumed during the year ending in March,
1885, than in the previous year. This
is attributed to the difficulty which the
poor find in making coffee, and to the
declining use of alcohol and the cheap
ness of tea and sugar.
James Few was the first American
Anarchist. He was one of the North
Carolina regulars CT 1771, and he not
only declared and fought against the
tyranny of the English, but avowed the
belief that they would be better of
without any government at ali. He be-
lieYed he was ordained OF God to preach
this doctrine, but Governor Tryon
thought differently and had him hanged.
A novel mode of advertising caused
considerable amusement on the bOule-
Yards of Paris recently. A procession
Of about thirty shabby genteel men
were walking slowly along, appearingto
read very intently yellow covered book
they were holding open before their
eyes IN such q manner that the title
could be seen by passers by. The mock
gravity ot6the peripaticians was really
laughable.
DR.. MORN, French physician, IN
bis new work Of the hygienics Of beauty,
makes dead set against ear rings. In
numbers of cases he has known eryipe-
las to proceed from their use. The idsa
that they are cool for weak eyes h
quite disposes Of
A Norwegian engineer, Herr ". @.
Mollsr, has made some important d.
coveries as to the buoy ancy Of reindeer
hair and skin. He has found that :
reinaeer skin weighing 11-10 KID
gramnes, rolled up and with the hair
outward, win support for ten days ths
same weight as an ordinary cork lib
belt.
Funs when taken out IN the fall On
be made to look like new Il they are NJ
with hair brush, brusning up IL
wrong way of the fur. They ehoula
then be Left to dry IN the air Tor abouk
half "a hour and then given good boot
ing on TIE right aide With 3 ratt6n
After beating, comb with : coarse censE
bombing up The right way Of he e.. S
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A New Bono Cave In Belgium.
Engineering.

Eng1ne0f1ng.
Human remains which apparently
belong to the age Of the mammoth and
rhinoceros, have been discovered in q
Belgian cave. The discovery has been
made by M. M Marcel de Puydt and
Sohest in the grotto Of Biche-aux-Roches
near Spy, in the province Of Nsmur.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-01-08
The Yankee Holds His own.

New York Tribune.
That interesting quality of the Ameri-
can nature called pluck, which SO justly
excites the admiration Of our sister ma
tions, is rarely shown to better advantage
than it was in the last two contests for
the defence of the America's Cup. The
ugly lump Of silver over which 30 much
excitement has been raised is worth
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cnF q sid - 49, w.. . = NJ
thio one. int vroo1ed ~ q Ar1rIlI] -,
boat from the astoniGhed hand of n
English yacht squadron, Il probably the
most highly priced trophy Ia ths world.
It's loss would be felt e. national hu-
initiation. To. menace it ia to disturb
the serenity Of almost every intelligent
American. II it were all of gold and as
big as a barrel, it could not have q high
er place in the pride and devotion Of the
country than it has now.
II the total expenditure incident to
the defence of this 81, 900 worth Of sil-
yer during the last two years were footed
up, it could not amount to less than 81
100000. And yet no one has intimste1
that the glory and the fun OF the con.
tests were not worth the money. By
Tar the largest single share of expense
has been borne by General Paine, Of
Boston, whose sole advantage has been
the honor Of achieving the two most
notable yachting victories ever won.
And yet he has had several rivals of al
pest equal generosity, who have been
moved to lavish expenditure with only
the bare possibility Of being selected as
their country's champion. This dispo-
sition to win and hold every possible ad-
vantage is one OF the secrets Of our mag
ni6cent national prosperity. The true
American gees in for all the honor and
all the reward and all the fun that there
are in Life. and the hearty spirit of his
undertaking is pretty sure to be the
promise of his success.
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way tracks in Germany s.ificiently to open
COMMUNICATION with Saxony and Thu.ingia.
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(
q Drunken Man soothed BY stsnza From
Gray's Elesy.
Pitsburg Chronicle.
He was belated and was clinging con-
iidingly for support to lamp post. His
bushy, iron grey hair framed noble
brow and face in which thought, trouble
and drink had craven deep ines% His
hat was gone. As I passed him ne
touched me on the arm and said in aR
appealing tone; "Can you help me
outw
do you want bed?" I asked.
mo, sir; much obliged"
s.Perhaps yon want to go homer"
II have no home," he said, in tone
in which, despite his condition, pain and
resignation were equally blended.
sWhat can I do for you, then?"
81 can't remember it."
aWhat?''
eIts-by-all- odds-the- finest lin
--the-world."
ssWhat's the name of the brandt I
reioined; sit seems to have made you
very happy"
He looked at me deprecatingly from
out his large, strong eyes, which alone
seemed to resist With any success the
paralyzing effect of his debauch. and re-
piled in q somewhat steadier tone:
ssBrand" I should say 80, say 60.
Brand! That's Just it. All, brand, brandy,
branded. That's funny conjunction,
isn't it,? TIM the past parhciple OF that
verb. But that isn't here or there. That's
not what was after.
swell, be kind enough to tell me what
you are AFTER" said, sharply.
saOnly q minute or two," he said.
aDon't be too hard on me. You've got
kind face, and I haven't heard kind
word in year. Sometimes I begin to
think I'm worn out old dog that walks
on his hind legs and thinks he's man.
It's been worrying me for week, and 1
can't remember it.
"What's that?"
ssTbat verse of Gray's "Elegy" where
he talked about the urn and bust and
so on"
repeated the lines to him:
Can STORED urn or animated bust
Back to its mansion call the feetng breath?
Or fiattery soothe the dull cold ear Of death?
As the words fell from my lips he bent
his head gently forward, and when I had
concluded; said: "The fnest-yes, the
finest in the world. Thank you! Curious,
isn't it, drunken man Like Inc wanted
to get comfort out of those lines? All!
the finest in the worldl What q mystery
genius is, isn't it? Yes, the finest the
finest"
'Can I do anything more for your" I
asked.
s'Yes, please repeat those lines for me
once more"
While I did so T saw two big tears
gather in bis eyes. When I had finished
he said:
"Thank you; thank you, indeed. It's
got me into the mire, but I get comfort
out of those lines even in the face of my
wasted life. Ishan'tfeel degraded there.
I fought hard, but it beat me. Brand,
brandy, branded. Yes, but it won't
sscofch there. The dull, cold
ear Of death. Yes, thank you. Good
NIGHT sirp'
He steadied himself and turned to
walk away.
"Can't 1 help you in any way?"
mo, sir; thank you'll"
The next moment he had disappeared
within the door of neighboring saloon.
"a curious world" I thought to my
self. What do you think?